Suspender buckle



(No Modelt) J. T. BUDD.

SUSPBNDER BUCKLE.

No. 390,280. Patented Oct. 2, 1888.

N PETERS. PhclO-Lllhcgmpher. Washington. [1.0.

UNITED STATES PATENT tries.

J. TALMAN BUDD, on BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

SUSPENDER BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,280, dated October2, 1888. Application filed December 30, 1887. Serial No. 250,360. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, J. TALMAN BUD1),a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo,in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments forSuspenders and other Articles; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the 1nvention,such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a partof thisspecification.

My invention relates more particularly to that class of buckles whichare provided with teeth or clamping edge for engagement with the webbingor other material; and it consists in certain improvements therein, andalso in improved construction in clasp and hanger adapted to cooperatetherewith.

I will now proceed to describe the manner in which I have carried out myinvention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front perspec tive of my improved buckleand attachment. Fig. 2 is a rear view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a verticalcentral section taken in the line a: a, Fig. 2. Fig. 4. is a frontperspective of a modified form of buckle. Fig. 5 is a rear view of Fig.4. Fig. 6 is a side View of Fig. 4, with buckle shown in open position.Fig. 7 is a front perspective of another modified form of buckle withhanger. Fig. Sis a back view of buckle shown in Fig. 7, and Fig. 9 is acentral vertical section of Fig. 8.

Referring to the drawings, a is a front plate or frame having the hangera at the lower end. The upper edge of the frame is turned inwardly,having a central projecting tongue,a-.

a are teeth or prongs (one or more) formed from the metal of the frameand turned inwardly, as shown.

(0* a are strips at each side of the frame, curved inwardly anddownwardly to form the eyes of the hinge.

a a are protecting-flanges turned inwardly from the frame a.

Z) is the back plate of the buckle hinged to the frame a by means ofturned-in lugs or pivots b.

b (see Fig. 3) is a slot out in the plate I), the lower edge of whichcooperates with the tongue a upon the frame to form a frictionbearing toprevent accidental disengagement of the teeth a from the material whichthey secure.

If is a recess struck up from the plate 5 across its lower portion toform a receptacle adapted for the reception of the points of the teeth aafter they have passed through the material, thus forming a guard forthe protection of the person of the wearer and enabling the teeth to beof sufficient length to pass through the material and extend beyond thesame, and also forming a support or bearing for the protruding points ofthe teeth when under strain.

The hanger a is an improvement on that shown in Patents Nos. 355,133 and355,134, granted to me December 28, 1886. This improvement consists informing the turned-up or turneddownpoints or ends with the outsidesurfaces curved or slanted, as at a a, so as to pass easily under theframe of the clasp with which it engages, and having the insidesurfaces, o a perpendicular, or nearly so, to guide the hanger along thespring into engagement with the clasp.

The clasp c in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 embodies improvements in the claspsshown in Patent No. 329,434, issued to me November 3, 1885, and No.352,969, issued to me November 23, 1886. In this clasp 0 is the framehaving at one end the bar or bars 0 for attachment to the material. 0 isa spring-strip cut from the frame, having its free end 0 turned inwardlyat right angles and playing within the slot 0 of the frame. The slottedend of the frame is bent around, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, thusadapting it to receive and hold the hanger a. At the end of the underpart of the frame is the shoulder 0, turned in to meet the turned end 0*of the spring and act in conjunction therewith to prevent the hangerpassing under the spring.

In the clasp as originally constructed the shoulder 0 did not exist, andthe turned portion 0 of the spring extended to the back of the frame,causing injurious contact with the material. The improved constructionjust described avoids the difficulty.

The buckle shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6 is a modification of the bucklepreviously described, and differs therefrom in that thelever forengaging and disengaging the teeth is upon the opposite side of thematerial and extends beyond the hinges on the side opposite from theteeth, the webbing passing through the frame a, which is hinged in frontof the material at 6, while in the buckle shown in Fig. I

the lever is on the same side of the material and hinges as the teeth.In this construction the strip 1)" is struck up from the frame to formwith italoop through which the material, d, passes (see Fig. 6) in orderto hold the frame in contact with the material.

Figs. 7, S, and 9 show another modified form of buckle, differing fromthe one first described in the reversal in position of the frame a andplate I), the top edge of the plate I) with the portion a forming thefriction-bearings. The recess Z)", in this instance, is open on thelower side; and it is apparent in lieu of this construction a slot couldbe formed with one edge of the metal forming a shoulder or bearing forthe points of the teeth. The clasp 0 takes the place of the hanger aupon the buckle, the hanger a being separately arranged withsupporti1ig-bars,-as shown in Fig. 7. The clasp in this modificationdiffers from that shown in Fig. 3 in that the back of the frame isformed by the metal cut from the slot on which is the shoulder a", as inthe other clasp.

The friction-bearing, such as shown in Figs. 1 and 7 at a", operatesmore particularly to hold the teeth in engagement when the buckle is notunder strain. 1

I claim- 1. In a buckle for suspenders and other articles, thecombination, with a plate or frame provided with a prong or prongs whichextend inwardly and penetrate the material to which the buckle isattached, with their ends protruding beyond the material, of a plate orframe provided with ashoulder or slot which extends across its face toform a space for the reception of the protruding ends of the prong orprongs, the frame of the shoulder or slot forming a rest or support forthe same, the two plates being hinged together and one of them providedwith a suitable hanger or clasp.

2. In a buckle for suspenders and other articles, the combination, witha plate or frame provided with a prong or prongs which extend inwardlyand penetrate the material to which the buckle is attached, with theirends protruding beyond the material, of a plate or frame provided with arecess or slot which extends across its face and has a covering or guardto prevent injury to the person or clothing and which forms a space forthe reception of the protruding ends of the prong or prongs, the frameof the recess or slot forming a rest or support for the same, the twoplates being hinged together and one of them provided with a suitablehanger or clasp.

3. In a buckle for suspenders and other articles, the combination, witha plate or frame provided with a prong or prongs which extend inwardlyand penetrate the material to which the buckle is attached, with theirends protruding beyond the material, and the plate having anoperating-lever extending beyond and on the same side of the hinges asthe prong or prongs, of a plate or frame provided with a shoulder slotor recess extending across its face, which forms a space for thereception of the protruding ends of the prong or prongs, the frame ofthe shoulder slot or recess forming a rest or support for the same, thetwo plates being hinged together and one of them provided with asuitable hanger or clasp.

4.. In a buckle for suspenders and other articles, the combination, witha plate or frame provided with a prong or prongs which extend inwardlyand penetrate the material to which the buckle is attached, with theirends protruding beyond the material, and the plate having anoperating-lever extending beyond and on the opposite side of the hingesfrom the prong or prongs, of a plate or frame provided with ashoulderslot or recess extending across its face, which forms a space for the reception of the protruding ends of the prong or prongs, the frame of theshoulder slot or recess forming a rest or support for the same, the twoplates being hinged together and one of them provided with a suitablehanger or clasp.

5. In a buckle for suspenders and other articles, the combination of aplate or frame provided with a prong or prongs extending inward, with aplate provided with ashoulder slot or recess, which cooperates with theprong or prongs in securing the material through which the prong orprongs penetrate, with their ends protruding and resting within the slotor on the frame of the shoulder recess or slot, the two plates beinghinged together and having friction-bearings to prevent accidentaldisengagement, one of the plates being provided with a suitable hangeror clasp and hanger.

6. In a buckle for suspenders and other articles, the combination of theplate or frame a, provided with prongs or teeth a with the plate b,having recess b the two plates being hinged together at a b, and one ofthem being provided with a hanger or clasp and hanger.

7. The combination of a clasp having the spring and frame on the sameplane with a hanger having downturned or upturned ends or points, withtheir outside surfaces curved or slanting, so as to pass easily underthe frame of clasp, and the inside surfaces perpendicular, or nearly so,to guide the hanger along the spring into engagement with the clasp.

8. The combination of a hanger with a ICC spring-clasp, consisting of aframe having a In testimony whereof I have signecl my name slot orslots, and a spring, the end of which to this specification in thepresence of two subhas a turned-in portion, and having on the scribingWitnesses.

under part of the frame or lip of the clasp a J. TALMAN BUDD. 5 smallportion or shoulder turned in to meet Vitnesses:

the spring and prevent the hanger passing un- OTTo HODDIOK,

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